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There's a lot of retrospect in this week's track list. I don't doubt that's in part due to reminiscence of happier times, and the days before COVID-19 and lockdown. One way to stay more positive is to think that when we go through harsh times, it tends to bring out the best in artists - so we've got five different tunes to keep
By Alex Smith5 years ago in Beat
Bops That Make Me Feel Empowered
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel very drained and exhausted, whether that be from work, study or life comittments or just the daily chronic pain from having endometriosis. Or maybe it’s the lack of sleep and social interaction that get me in a funk, who knows. To generate my energy and remind myself that I’m a strong independent woman that can tick off everything in her to do list, maintain a 7.0 GPA, be a living and supportive girlfriend, get to work on time and do all the regular life things, I’ve made myself a playlist of bops that motivate me to be the fierce female that I know I am. They are as follows:
By Virag Dombay5 years ago in Beat
A song for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe
“Chimes of Freedom” is an amazing song, I think we can all agree. It is just Bob Dylan singing out his brilliant poetry into the void of the messed up earth, hoping that even one person hears it and spreads the word of equality, justice and goodness. The song goes over every single type of person that would possibly be impacted by their basic rights being taken away. This is Bob Dylan’s explanation letter and gives us a story underneath about human rights and how we should never have to be afraid of war because it should not be in the hands of people who cannot control themselves. I think Bob Dylan always wanted President Kennedy to do more about these people in his office and yet, President Kennedy was stuck in the same situation until his upsetting and untimely death by assassination.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
The Beauty of “Mississippi”
“Mississippi” as you know, is not only my favourite Bob Dylan song but it is also my favourite song of all time, by anyone. The beauty of the song is not only through the poetic lyrics and mind-blowing imagery but also through the way in which the song sounds. The song’s melody is incredibly calming. I imagine listening to it on a hot Summer’s Day, sitting on the steps leading up to my garden with a glass of water and a fresh salad with tomatoes on the plant in my garden. It is a very refreshingly calm song and it just sounds beautiful. So I would like to tell you about the beauty of the lyrics as well and why I see it as so gorgeously written.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
That One Song
Every now and then there's that one song that comes out that you find yourself turning the volume up for whenever it comes on the radio. Sometimes it is the only song you've heard from whoever created it. The proverbial "one hit wonder", if you will. One hit wonders have been around since the beginning of music. It's not that the artist lacks talent. It's not that they don't have followers that HAVE heard all their songs. It's that, most haven't. One such song came on the other day and it inspired me to learn more about the artist and their other songs. This song was "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye.
By Philip L. Cress5 years ago in Beat
This Land Is Your Land - Avett Brothers take on Woody Guthrie classic
Riding high in the Americana and the Folk Charts with their in July released "THE GLEAM III" album and its rather dark and somber mood, their new single, an adaptation of the Woody Guthrie classic, "This Land Is Your Land" stipulates less of a call to arms and more of a hopeful beacon of (becoming) a unity (again). This sentiment is also propagated by the beautiful black and white video, Samuel Bayer helmed.
By A. Michael Uhlmann5 years ago in Beat
Treat Me
First, if you do not know who Image is, it is time for you to do your homework. He is a soft subtle mix reminiscent of Drake with a sprinkle of Bazzi, a real voice floating smooth runs, and honest relatable lyricism. His latest release, “Treat Me,” is no deviation from this recipe, painting a picture of relationship fallout through bluesy vocals on a trap beat. Here we look not only at the song itself, but the video as well, which I was privileged to preview before its release.
By Photobombshell5 years ago in Beat
Ignorance Inside the Gates of Eden
“Gates of Eden” is one of those songs that all bobcats make the effort to learn all the words to off-by heart. It is one of those songs that is very difficult to figure out and many a Dylanologist and Bobcat has toiled away at finding different meanings within the song, including myself. I want to discuss this song in the way that it shows us ignorance. Especially the ignorance of the rich regarding the normal working person. This is a problem we as a society face today. Where Hollywood celebrities try their hardest to be ‘relatable’ by taking pictures of themselves eating pizza from a normal pizza place, or thinking that telling vulgar jokes on television is ‘relatable’ content. But in reality, they understand nothing of the normal working world. We know this, but they continuously make themselves look like idiots by discussing and preaching to us how we should be living our lives when they, in fact, are the most disconnected people in the world. Bob Dylan takes this, in his own time, and applies to to the rich-man Rockefeller-esque culture instead.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
"Pay in Blood": The Revenge Tragedy?
Bob Dylan has many songs that people do not really listen to enough and one of those is “Pay in Blood” from the album “Tempest”. Until “Rough and Rowdy Ways” came out this year, “Tempest” was the last album to have new and original content by Bob Dylan and is not a cover album, a bootleg etc.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
"Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" is underrated...
“Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight” is one of the most underrated songs of Bob Dylan’s eighties career. As a song on the album “Infidels”, it often gets ignored in favour of the song in which Bob Dylan criticises the moon landing - “License to Kill”. Or even the song in which Bob Dylan talks about how all of his stuff is from different countries all over the world - “Union Sundown”. It gets ignored in favour of Bob Dylan basically talking to himself in “Jokerman” and how you should not trust everyone who means well in “Man of Peace”. The songs of Infidels ignore this strange love song which is not actually a love song at all. It is a criticism of love and a criticism of the different things that people can love apart from each other. When confronted with this fault, we are bound to fall apart and yet, we cannot change this.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
